SENATE BILL 1260
3rd Reading (House)
City elections, population req
CITY ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide that no election needs to be held for unopposed offices in cities with a population under 100,000.
RS31091 / S1260
This bill requires cities with a population of more than one hundred thousand, to hold a city election for an unopposed office where only one person filed a declaration of intent of candidacy for mayor and/or city council member, and publish the candidate’s name on the ballot.
This bill has no immediate fiscal impact on the General Fund. In a future race it could impact counties where there are larger cities, population of more than 100,000 (Ada and Canyon), with a small likelihood that this bill could impact printing costs.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01/31 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 02/01 | Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs |
| 02/07 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 02/08 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 02/13 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-1-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – Foreman Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Wintrow Title apvd - to House |
| 02/14 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| 02/14 | Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs |
| 03/29 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 04/02 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |